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OIF III FOB SUMMERALL
Mission with 2-7 Infantry
3rd ID
7 July 2005
Me and SSG Richards prior to trip
First stop. SFC Turner is our gunner.
MAJ Barton on security
SSG Richards and our 3ID team members in the background
These kids appeared from nowhere! MAJ Barton gave them some of the goodies we brought to hand out later.
Moving out to rendezvous with the tanks
SFC Ramos
Back with tanks (3) at Iraqi Police station
Rolling into the actual village of Aba Toma looking for the school
First of many kids
SFC Ramos and I start to handout candy, gum, pencils, paper, etc
Brothers who appreciated the gifts
Crowd grew! I was handing out Rebecca Clemon’s beanie babies she sent me to give to the children. I am barely visible with my hands raised near the radio
antennas trying to get the critters over the mob to the other kids.
That’s me!!!
There ya go Beck! They say thank you!(nice slingshot kid!)
Group photo
Moving to next stop in the village (note tank at head of column)
Variety store LOL!
His shirt says Cape Cod!
Finally, some little girls venture out
MAJ Barton gives craypaper to a mother
Pro American leaflets the 3ID distributed
She has some gum
Ya Ya …I have more! LOL (cape cod kid gets around!)
Had to restock!
MAJ Barton, myself and CPT Goehring
Nice picture
Rollin out to downtown Bayji, our last stop
Bayji’s Mosque
Store of some kind
Some US Coalition supporters
Market on the main street